You are too willing
to share my crystal ball
and
close your eyes over
an enameled future.
To you
I am still your winter candle
while I want to burn
the sin
from your eyes.
I devour you
like I devoured
myself.
Art by ThaliaTook on DeviantArt
Inspired by Eugi’s Weekly Prompt, crystal ball.
Angitia is the Italian (Marian) goddess of witches and snakes. She is also considered the goddess of healing.
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Beautiful piece! I hadn’t heard of Angitia before, so I looked her up after reading this and it’s so fitting!
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Ooooh! I like this piece. Kind of has spooky vibes with the season and all. I like that people want to know the future and the crystal ball seems to have the answers. I haven’t heard of Angitia before but love the concept of her!!
Nancy ✨ exquisitely.me
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This is so beautiful, I think I read it about four times over and over. Truly gorgeous.
Cora | https://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk/
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It warms my heart to know you enjoyed this piece so much! Thank you.
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I love this! So fitting with this time of year
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I love this one, definitely very fitting to the upcoming Halloween. Your words fit so well to the picture. Absolutely brilliant!
Aimsy xoxo
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A beautiful take on the prompt! “I devour you like I devoured myself.” : Wow. There’s a certain darkness to that sentence that felt almost familiar.
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Subtly familiar feelings are the hardest to capture!
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This was great! Another fab piece of writing!
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Love this. Love the last line and the imagery is spot on as usual.
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I loved the idea of being a “winter candle” as well as the image of the crystal ball involves magic which I adore!
GRAZIE!
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Thank you! The different images came together quite nicely.
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Always love your words, Jaya! It’s beautiful 😀
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Beautiful and mysterious! The artwork drew me in, but your words made me stay.
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😍 Thank you!
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Just amazing Jaya! Love it!
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Hi Jaya. Wow, powerful words. I’m curious, are you able to write like this at will or does it take time and you write one verse at a time?
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Sometimes I write one verse at a time. Often I write the piece in one go, then re-arrange, change, and re-write lines. 🙂
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Yes! I like the dark and eerie feel of this! What a unique approach! Thank you so much for joining in.
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Thank you for the inspiration!
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Most welcome!
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I found this a really interesting prompt to write for and it’s beautifully written! I particularly love the middle verse x
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A beautiful and profound poem, thank you for sharing! x
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A beautiful and we’ll written piece. The latter part kind of remind me of my mental health problems, how they affect me and those close to me as well
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Thanks so much! Love that you connected with this piece.
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Wow!! So profound!! It’s a straight hit!!
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“While I want to burn the sin from your eyes”. Love those words Jaya.
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